Nei Lopes has been played on NTS in shows including Rio Doce, featured first on 30 November 2021. Songs played include Gostoso Veneno.

Nei Braz Lopes (born May 9, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro) is a samba singer, songwriter, lawyer, writer and historian. A professional composer since the early 1970s, Lopes' partnerships include Guinga, Chico Buarque and Zé Renato. He has over 40 published books, covering a wide range of subjects such as prose, poetry, music and history, and his works are considered fundamental for African-Brazilian studies.

Born in Irajá, a traditional samba neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Lopes graduated as an attorney at Rio de…